On Friday, Baltimore police arrested a 17-year-old boy they suspect was involved in a mass shooting at a block party over the weekend that left two young people dead and 28 others with injuries.
Detectives charged the teenager, whom they did not name and called “a person of interest,” with “possession of firearm by a minor, assault weapon possession, reckless endangerment and handgun in vehicle.” The charges came after police searched a home with a warrant and transported him to a booking and intake facility, they said.
An investigation into the case is still “open and ongoing,” police said Friday, and they’re urging local residents to help. The shooting occurred July 2 in the city’s Brooklyn Homes neighborhood. On Sunday, Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley previously said there were at least two shooters who opened fire, and the crime scene was “huge.” More than 15 hours after the gunfire occurred after 12:30 a.m., several blocks remained closed.
“We don’t know if they were targeting or just shooting indiscriminately down the street,” he said.
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Who were the victims?
Twenty-year-old Kylis Fagbemi and 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez were killed at the gathering.
On Friday, three of the victims who were injured are still at the hospital, each in “fair condition,” police said. The victims ranged from the ages of 13 to 32, police said.
‘Maryland has had enough’
Over the weekend, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a statement saying “Maryland has had enough of watching gun violence continue to ravage our state and our nation.
“The fact that these horrific shootings continue to take place is abominable.”
Contributing: John Bacon, USA TODAY. Contact Kayla Jimenez at kjimenez@usatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter at @kaylajjimenez.
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